Celebrating Community
This is a Red Hook-based paper, but since its founding in 2010 I’ve written about the goings-on in Gowanus. It’s an area I have a long history with. But it’s also showing Red Hook a vision of its possible future. Back in the 1980s, a friend bought a building on Fifth Avenue near the Old Stone House. At the time, […]
Despite the dog days of summer, an engaged crowd of 23 showed up for the Civic Association Meeting on July 17 at the Red Hook Recreation Center. A vote was held on whether or not to have an August meeting, and the majority voted against it. Another vote was held regarding when the next meeting should take place and it […]
In this, the Harbor Middle School’s first year of existence its students efforts have earned the school major recognition. On Monday, June 12, the school was officially recognized as the New York City Ready School of the Year based on the students’ continued work focused on climate resilience and its work towards environmental justice in Red Hook. The award, which […]
The Harbor Middle School (PS 676) enjoyed an end of the year pride talent showcase on June 16 in their auditorium. They celebrated Pride Month in two ways with the event. LGBTQ+ history was incorporated throughout the show to allow the ability to continue learning while spotlighting the students, their individuality and their talents. This was the school’s first Harbor’s […]
Red Hook has a beautiful, new health center. Red Hook Family Health Center at NYU Langone, 168 Van Brunt Street. celebrated its grand opening on June 13. The facility will be open five days per week. “Our presence in Red Hook helps meet the needs of this underserved community,” said Larry K. McReynolds, executive director of the Family Health Centers […]
“I don’t think I have to tell anyone in this room what it was like during Superstorm Sandy,” spoke Joy Sinderbrand, of NYCHA (New York City Housing Authority), to an audience of Red Hook Houses residents. The meeting, held in the P.S. 676 auditorium on June 6 from 6-8 pm, was attended by several members of NYCHA’s Recovery and Resilience […]
On a beautiful Saturday morning in June, a long-delayed street renaming ceremony took place at 379 Columbia Street to honor the late Dan Defonte, the former proprietor of Defonte’s Sandwich Shop. The large Defonte clan and their friends and fans gathered from near and far to celebrate, donning tee shirts honoring the new Daniel Defonte Way. The usual speeches were […]
Back in my youth, which is not ALL that many decades ago, people starting talking about the environment. In those days, we were told that without doing things to limit fossil fuel use, the world would eventually get hotter, jeopardizing our normal way of life. Well, it was quite surprising, and depressing, to see in the news that we have […]
The Care Forward Initiative hosted its first annual Care Hero Awards on June 26 where it honored domestic workers and community allies in the movement for worker justice. We Rise, which is a domestic worker organizing and empowerment organization founded Care Forward. The pilot site is in the Carroll Gardens and Park Slope area. The Carroll Gardens Association is a […]
Red Hook’s IKEA held a midsummer celebration on June 23. It’s a Swedish tradition that brings family and friends together. In Red Hook, the celebration included a buffet with a special menu for the evening, as well as live music. IKEA is also celebrating its 15th year in Red Hook this June. One woman at the celebration said “I love […]